Next Morning

I woke up. Vineet was sleeping soundly while hugging me from my waist. I removed his hand from my waist gently and hopped off the bed. I freshened up and came out of the washroom. Vineet was awake by now. He looked at me and tried to recognise me. He had again forgotten me. I sighed, as it was my daily routine to make him realise the things.

I moved to him and kept my hand on his shoulder. He jerked my hands…

"Hato.. Main nahi jaanta tumhe." he said, like every morning.

I cupped his face… "Main dost hoon na tumhari." i said lovingly.

" han lekin tum apne ghar nahi jati? he asked like a little kid.

I sighed, he was not aware about our relationship. I smiled…

" Ye mera hi toh ghar hai. Chalo ab fresh ho jao. " i said.

At the same time, we could hear the noise of the lightening. It was early morning, and the weather was cloudy. Vineet hugged me out of fear. I was not surprised, he wasn't the same person, but a kid now.

I made him sit on the bed and opened the window. It had started drizzling by then. Vineet saw it and a smile came on his face.

"Its raining, chalo bahar jaayenge." he said holding my hand.

I smiled and a small memory of the past flashed in my mind…

*Flashback Begins*

It was the time when Vineet had proposed me for the marriage, and I was staying with him. It was sunday and we were having coffee. Suddenly the weather changed and it was running. I love rains and so i jumped on my toes…

"baarish!! Chalo Vineet! Bheegte hai!"  i said childishly.

"Ruhana tumhe zukham ho jayega. Tum nahi ja rahi ho." he said.

I pouted… "Nahi hoga. Tum bhi chalo na." i said.

"No means no. Tumhe bukhaar ho gaya toh meri shaamat aayegi. “ He said.

I glared at him…

” What do you mean, Mister Singhaniya? “ I asked.

He smiled…

" Tumhe bukhaar ho jayega toh office kaun sambhalega? Tum mujhe toh jaane nahi dogi. " he said teasingly.

I just smiled as he was right. If i fell sick, i always needed someone by my side. He came and hugged me..

"Isliye tum baarish mein nahi jaogi. Tumhe kuch hua toh main kaise rahunga?" he said.

"Bilkul waise jaise ab rehte hai. Bas tumhe meri dekhbhal zyada karni hogi." i winked at him.

"and I'm going in the rain." saying so, i rushed out of the door. It was drizzling heavily. I tried to catch the rain drops on my hand. I was enjoying the rain, when I saw his gaze fixed on me.

He was standing on the door, his hands inside his pocket,and his eyes were fixed on me. I could see him looking lovingly at me.  I insisted him to join me, but he denied by nodding his head negatively.

The rains had always made me happy. And now, there were rains, and also him, my love, with me. I was happy. Something quirked up in my mind and i pulled vineet outside into the garden. He pulled me closer and I locked my arms around his neck. We danced for a while in the rain, when our moment of love was disturbed by the lightening, and I hugged him tightly with the loud sound.

He patted my back…
"its okay roo, I'm here. Come let's go inside." he said.

He lifted me in his arms gently and moved inside the house. He took me to my room, and asked me to change, so that i couldn't catch cold.

*Flashback ends *

That was the best part of my life. Today he was being the kid. The one who used to pamper me, love me like a kid, was now himself a kid. I saw him playing in the rain. My trance was broken by a loud sound and as I rushed out of the door, I was shocked to see the scenario in front of me.

To Be Continued.